Every week we bring you featured industry articles pertaining to specific industry niches. These articles also appear in their respected categories in addition to the featured category. Expect three new featured articles per week.

Infosys, the Indian IT Services Giant, Has Assigned a Value to Its Entire Workforce Since 2008. Hereâ€™s Why European and American Companies Donâ€™t Yet Formally Value Employeesâ€”and Why They Should! Recognizing the value of employees in company accounts makes a compelling business case and reflects the realities of 21st century business, argues Leon Kaye in the Guardian. ...

Healthcare Practices Still Command Significant Goodwill Value. Hereâ€™s How Owners Can Successfully Plan an Exit. According to The Health Care Groupâ€™s Goodwill Registry, a database of buy-in and sale transactions, medical and dental practices are still commanding significant prices for intangible value/goodwill. Hereâ€™s the detail on the numbers and guidance for optimal ways owners can find a successor, partne ...

In Berquist v. Commissioner, Judge Swift Finds a Companyâ€™s Pending Liquidation is Relevant and Foreseeable. The Tax Court valued closely-held stock in an anesthesiology practice donated to a hospital for charitable contribution purposes at its liquidation value since the anesthesiology practice would no longer exist after the physician-stockholders were consolidated into a newly-formed umbrella physician ma ...

In Nebraska, Judge Considers: Should Damages be Limited to the Length of a Non-Compete Clause? The Supreme Court of North Dakota prefers the testimony of an accredited appraiser, a Tennessee court asks an expert witness to stick to the topic rather than allowing him to recommend an alternative legal remedy, and a Nebraska court considers whether damages should be limited to those incurred during the period ...

This Long Term Plan Is of Particular Use to Owners of Illiquid Privately Held Companies Consultants can help business owners planning a sale by helping them understand how a charitable remainder trust might help. These trusts can significantly reduce owed taxes and ensure owners receive regular income in return for donating cash, securities, or real estate to a charity. Itâ€™s of particular use for owners of ...

Shared Values and Employee Practices Drive Increased Productivity, Loyalty, and Best Customer Service The shared values and practices of employees in a company have real value that can be just as critical to a companyâ€™s success as its physical assets and market potential. Employees who passionately enjoy their work tend to be more productive, have increased employer loyalty, and offer better customer servic ...

The Best Experts Increase Odds of Winning by Devising Strategy, Guiding Discovery, and Enhancing the Quality of Daubert Challenges Donald M. May at Claims Journal explains how the best expert witnesses increase odds of winning by devising strategy, guiding discovery, and enhancing the quality of Daubert challenges.Â Here are the sort of queriesâ€”about specific topical expertise, testimony record, exclusion h ...

Itâ€™s Prime Time for Estate Planning Market volatility may be tough on the nerves, opines the Wall Street Journal, but it could be a boon for wealthy families looking to shelter assets from taxes while helping their children.Â Hereâ€™s how toÂ devise strategies on discounts, GRATs, and loans.Â Additional advice:Â take advantage of low interest rates and exploit the federal gift-tax exemption. ...

When Crossing or Responding to Your Opposing Expert Witness, Look for the L.I.E. (Large Internal Error) Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm cross-examines experts looking for the L.I.E (Large Internal Error).Â He doesnâ€™t always find one.Â But when he does, he no longer needs to claim his expert would have done it differently or done it better.Â He simply points out a liarâ€”and dramatically wins the jury over.Â Hereâ€™s how. ...

Research Highlights Growth in Healthcare Cloud Computing A MarketsandMarkets report predicts that the global healthcare market for cloud computing will grow to $5.4 billion in 2017, with North America expected to be the biggest contributor because of new clinical diagnosis codes, meaningful use requirements, and other federal efforts. However, privacy and security issues tied to the technology remain a barr ...

Organizations with a Market Capitalization of Less than $300 Million may be Paying Higher Insurance Premiums Catastrophic risk is of increased concern to insurers, and small businesses without losses will likely face increased premiums of 10-20 percent on renewal next year. Why? Wildfires, cyber-crime, cloud computing risk, and workers compensation rates are some reasons insurers cite. ...

Six Critical Questions to Ask Would-be Buyers When prospective buyers call, itâ€™s critical owners use the opportunity to capture valuable information about the market, who active buyers are, and whatâ€™s driving the value of their company. MidCap Advisors suggests six critical questions to discern what profit levels and growth rates a buyer is looking for and, most importantly, how a buyer approaches valuing c ...

Recommended Valuation Process for Buy-Sell Agreements: Single Appraiser Chris Mercer tells how to set up a Buy-Sell Agreement for closely held and family businesses. He identifies three key procedures: Owners should select an appraiser for their business when they create the Buy-Sell, that appraiser should offer an initial baseline valuation for the Buy-Sell, and the named appraiser should continue to value ...

How Much Do You Know about Protecting Personal and Corporate Information from Would-be Fraudsters? Find out what you know about how to analyze credit, what causes data breaches, what precautions to take when accessing hotspots in an airport with a laptop, current identity theft laws, and controlling physical access to restricted areas. ...

Catastrophic Events and Consequences for Value Managing catastrophic risk exposure is much more difficult than managing continuous risk exposure, explains Aswath Damodaran.Â Hereâ€™s how to incorporate the risk from catastrophes into valuation models. ...

Valuing Trademarks When Diamond Foods bought Kettle Foods, nearly 40 percent of its purchase price of $616M was paid for â€śbrand intangibles.â€ť How are such valuations determined and what are the drivers? ...

The Most Critical Challenges Confronting Medical Practices Recently, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) published results of its member survey and listed the top challenges facing physician practices today.Â Reed Tinsley recaps results. Here are critical factors physician executives should focus on to control costs, build incentives, ease management, and strengthen growth. ...

A Smart Approach to Board Level Risk Management As the economy recovers, companies that cut costs or deferred spending at the bottom of the recession are now looking to reinvest: in hiring, new debt, facilities or equipment, or business acquisitions. How much risk is too much?Â This presentation details critical internal and external factors to examine. ...

Tips for Family Businesses to Survive and Thrive When Tough Times Hit Can You Revive Your Distressed Family Business?Â The first step to figuring that out, Steven F. Agran explains, is an objective assessment of cost structure.Â What determines whether a business can be cash flow positive at current sales levels or even at lower levels, if sales continue to decline?Â Find out here. ...

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